Photo: Laslovarga · CC BY-SA 3.0The nearest high school to Freelton is 10 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 4 elementary schools. Of the 4 with results, 3 sit in the upper two fifths in Ontario.
High schools within reach of Freelton
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public. Nearest: Waterdown District High School, 10 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterdown District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 1,140 | 10 km |
| Dundas Valley Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Hamilton-Wentworth DSB | English public | Middle fifth | 810 | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
How Freelton’s schools do on Ontario’s tests
EQAO’s Grade 3, 6 and 9 assessments and the literacy test, 2024-25: each school against every school in Ontario.
Its School Grade is A−: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Ontario |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 reading | 3 | 85% | 76% |
| Grade 3 writing | 3 | 74% | 65% |
| Grade 3 math | 3 | 70% | 65% |
| Grade 6 reading | 3 | 94% | 88% |
| Grade 6 writing | 3 | 79% | 86% |
| Grade 6 math | 3 | 47% | 51% |
On Grade 3 writing the area runs ahead, 74% against 65% in Ontario. 4 measures above the provincial middle, 2 below, out of 6. At 2 schools more of the measures rose than fell over three years; at 2, more fell.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 89% · G3 writing 96% · G3 math 81% · G6 reading 96% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 54% | Second fifth |
| Balaclava Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading 85% · G3 writing 73% · G3 math 69% · G6 reading 94% · G6 writing 84% · G6 math 47% | Second fifth |
| Millgrove Public SchoolElementary · Grades JK–5 | G3 reading 78% · G3 writing 74% · G3 math 70% | Second fifth |
| Flamborough Centre SchoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | G3 reading not reported · G3 writing not reported · G3 math not reported · G6 reading 73% · G6 writing 79% · G6 math 44% | Fourth fifth |
Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 (EQAO results; N/R where groups are too small). Open Government Licence – Ontario.
Where the 4 schools in and around Freelton are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Freelton
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Ontario.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Ontario.
No school here teaches in French.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Freelton’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Split by system, that is English public 3 and English Catholic 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is Hamilton-Wentworth DSB, with 3.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wentworth DSBFlamborough Centre, Balaclava, Millgrove | English public | 3 | 860 |
| Hamilton-Wentworth CDSBOur Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic | English Catholic | 1 | 275 |
Boards as Ontario’s list names them (its short forms: DSB, CDSB, CS).
How children get a place in Freelton
Catholic schools
The Catholic boards are as public as the others: free, with elementary schools that generally require a Catholic parent and high schools open to everyone.
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Freelton
Towns its size in Ontario
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geraldton | 4,398 | 11 | 575 | 4 | 0.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Vars | 2,767 | 3 | 855 | 2 | 11 km |
| Little Current | 2,764 | 3 | 725 | 0 | 24 km |
| Marritt | 2,759 | 17 | 9,135 | 0 | 3.1 km |
| Waterridge Village | 2,737 | 46 | 13,120 | 23 | 1.1 km |
| Freelton | 2,724 | 4 | 1,135 | 0 | 10 km |
| Trinity | 2,708 | 24 | 14,700 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Eastdale | 2,703 | 15 | 9,625 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Westmeria | 2,646 | 9 | 5,825 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Kinburn | 2,639 | 9 | 3,375 | 1 | 14 km |
| … | |||||
| Killaloe, Hagarty and Richards | 2,505 | 2 | 215 | 0 | 20 km |
Among 136 towns its size, 101 have more schools nearby. Schooling in French is on hand in 77 of the 137.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Freelton
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
Most schools next door: York Road, 24.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Freelton and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of Ontario’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; small groups go unreported, so places would overstate it.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2024-25.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
Questions about schools in Freelton
How many schools are there in Freelton?
1 in the town, 3 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Freelton?
None within 3 km of Freelton. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How do I get a place at a school in Freelton?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which boards run the schools in Freelton?
By number of schools: Hamilton-Wentworth DSB (3) and Hamilton-Wentworth CDSB (1).
Sources: Ontario Ministry of Education, School Information Finder 2024–25 and school contact list (Open Government Licence – Ontario) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).